This is the same study guide that you have in your Course Packet. The answers are in red.
Romanesque |
Gothic | |
Radiating chapels and apse: |
Separate compartments. | Unified, unbroken space. |
Vault: |
Mostly barrel-vaults, some groin-vaults. | Groin-vaulted cathedrals. |
Arch type: |
Rounded arches. | Pointed arches. |
Main vault support: |
Thick walls, buttresses. | Exterior flying buttresses. |
Clerestory: |
Small windows. | Large stained-glass windows. |
Elevation: |
Horizontal, modest height. | Vertical, soaring. |
Exterior: |
Plain, little decoration, solid. | Ornate, delicate, lots of sculpture. |
Sculptural decoration: |
Thin, elongated, abstract figures. | More realistic proportions and individualized features. |
Mood: |
Dark, gloomy. | Tall, light-filled. |
Example: |
St. Sernin, Toulouse, France. | Chartres Cathedral, France. |